Mendocino County is in the process of transforming its mental health system to ensure that accessible, quality, and efficient services are delivered in a manner to achieve optimal outcomes for its clients and their families. The Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency Behavior Health & Recovery Services has released a draft 3-Year Plan of the Community Services and Supports, Workforce Education and Training, Prevention and Early Intervention, Capital Facilities and Technological Needs and Innovation components of its 2014 ? 2017 Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Plan to facilitate system transformation and to improve services to meet the needs of adults and older adults with Serious Mental Illness and children and youth with a Serious Emotional Disturbance and/or Serious Mental Illness.

The draft of the? 2014 ? 2017? MHSA 3-Year Plan is available for public review and comment at the following locations: the reception windows of Mendocino County Health & Human Services Agency Lobby in Ukiah at 1120 S. Dora Street; the Willits Integrated Services Center at the Mental Health Services reception at 221 Lenore Street B; the Fort Bragg Mental Health Clinic at 790 B South Franklin Street; on the Mendocino County website. Additional MHSA funded programs are also listed at? http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/hhsa/mhsa.htm.? Hard copies will be mailed upon request.

The 30-day public review and comment period is from April 11, 2014 through May 12, 2014. Written comments can be sent to Robin Meloche, MHSA Coordinator, Mendocino County Health & Human Services Agency, 1120 S. Dora Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 or via email to: melochehr@co.mendocino.ca.us.

Oral and written comments will also be accepted at a public meeting of the Mental Health Board scheduled for? 1 ? 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Mendocino County Health & Human Services Agency, 1120 S. Dora Street, Conference Room 1,? Ukiah,? CA? 95482.? ? All members of the public are invited to attend.